Removing a JLabel after 10 seconds

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If I have a JLabel, how do I remove it after 10 seconds? I want to be able to view the JLabel after I've removed it. I figure it might have something to do with javax.swing.Timer and JLabel.setVisible(false).

You figured right. You want to start a timer, and when it's hit ten second, call the method to hide the `JLabel`. it's really that straight forward.. — christopher, May 16 '13 at 20:05
You can make use of pseudocode give for [Swing timer not stopping](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14409868/swing-timer-not-stopping/14410163#14410163) — Smit, May 16 '13 at 20:08
Why bother with `setVisible(false)`? I'd use `setText("")`. Store the string if you want to view it later. — Andrew Thompson, May 17 '13 at 03:53

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 01 '18 at 07:28

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Try this:

   final JLabel label = new JLabel("myLabel");

   int delay = 10000; //milliseconds
   ActionListener taskPerformer = new ActionListener() {
       public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
           label.setVisible(false)
       }
   };
   new javax.swing.Timer(delay, taskPerformer).start();

edited Nov 01 '18 at 07:28

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answered May 16 '13 at 20:05

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Might be worth noting that `label` should be an instance variable, or a `final` variable. – afsantos May 16 '13 at 20:17

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